Word Meaning

Meaning of purse

- A small bag or pouch, the opening of which is made to draw together closely, used to carry money in; by extension, any receptacle for money carried on the person; a wallet; a pocketbook; a portemonnaie.
- Hence, a treasury; finances; as, the public purse.
- A sum of money offered as a prize, or collected as a present; as, to win the purse; to make up a purse.
- A specific sum of money
- In Turkey, the sum of 500 piasters.
- In Persia, the sum of 50 tomans.
- To put into a purse.
- To draw up or contract into folds or wrinkles, like the mouth of a purse; to pucker; to knit.
- To steal purses; to rob.

Crossword clue for purse

- Coin pouch
- Money bag
- Money holder
- Money-bag
- Press (lips) together
- Quiet model sure to get prize money
- Top pastry cooks sure to get prize money
- Wallet or ...